tolerance getting too high

[missylowery]

My doctor has me on oxycodone ER 20 mgs 1 x daily BUT  She just prescribed it.  I had told her that I had gotten up to (9) 30 mg pills a day of the regular Oxycodone  she has had me on for 4 months now. Your advise please

[Ga Guy]

Going from 270 mgs a day of oxy to 20 is going to throw you into some major withdrawals. You may want to start a taper plan now. Is it needed for chronic pain? Why did she lower the dosage so low and so quick? More information please.

[mom2rachie]

Isn't oxycodone just percocet int he generic form?  Do you mean oxycontin?

[mom2rachie]

I didn't think they made oxycodone stronger than 10 mg... She's saying she took 9 30 mg oxycodone pills a day.  Is that possible? Is there straight oxycodone without the tylenol? I just thought it was purely the generic form of percocet.'
I don't evenknow why I'm asking really.....  

[Ga Guy]

Percocet had oxycodone in it, along with acetaminophen. Oxycontin is timed release oxycodone. If you were taking 30mg pills of oxycodone, then you were taking what equals 3 percocet 10's without the acetaminophen. So, if you're going from 9-30mg pills to 1-20mg oxycontin (which releases the 20mg of oxycodone over 12 hours), then you're swapping a 270mg habit for a 20mg one. The oxycontin will give you less oxycodone in 12 hours than you were taking in one dose of 30mg 9 times a day.

[Ga Guy]

I have no idea. I know my dad gets a 15mg pure oxycodone pill. It's a small yellow pill. I think she's confused on what she's taking (which scares the hell out of me). I do know that oxycontin does not come in a 30. Just 10-20-40-and 80. They used to make a 160, but it was taken off the market because people were dying from taking them.

[FLaddict]

Yes there are straight oxycodone with no APAP  they are 15mgs and 30mgs  I think... They sometimes go by roxicodone...they are non time released  They are really strong... and no tylenol..

[discretekarma]

There are the 115mg and 30mg roxi's and also Oxy IR's which are just the pure Oxycodone that's instant release instead of time released.  I think Roxicodone and Oxy IR are the same.  

[discretekarma]

I meant 15. Not 115. Sorry.